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Insight into causes, types and treatment of aphasia

Most people who are familiar with the term associate it with stroke. But aphasia, an impairment of language, is not always caused by stroke.

16 Jul 2018

California clinic screens asylum seekers for honesty

Dr. Nick Nelson walks through busy Highland Hospital to a sixth-floor exam room, where he sees patients from around the world who say they have fled torture and violence.

16 Jul 2018

Nursing notes can help predict if ICU patients will survive

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that sentiments in the nursing notes of health care providers are good indicators of whether intensive care unit patients will survive.

16 Jul 2018

Routine screening, treatment could help stem nationwide opioid epidemic

To help stem the nationwide opioid epidemic and related increases in HIV, hepatitis C and other infections, health care providers should routinely screen and treat patients for opioid abuse when they come to clinics and hospitals seeking other services.

16 Jul 2018

Mailing colorectal cancer tests to patients increases screening rates, report researchers

Mailing colorectal cancer screening tests to patients insured by Medicaid increased screening rates for this population, report researchers at the University of North Carolina Comprehensive Cancer Center.

16 Jul 2018

FDA warns consumers about criminals sending fake warning letters

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about criminals forging FDA warning letters to target individuals who tried to purchase medicines online or over the phone.

16 Jul 2018

Residential segregation linked with racial disparities in firearm homicide fatalities

Residential segregation is linked to many racial disparities in health, including cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

16 Jul 2018

New approach to cultivate hypoallergenic tomato and strawberry varieties

The incidence of food allergies has increased in recent decades: It affects three to four percent of the adult population and five percent of children.

16 Jul 2018

LGBQ teens at higher risk of substance use than heterosexual peers, study shows

Lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning teens are at substantially higher risk of substance use than their heterosexual peers, according to a new study led by San Diego State University researchers and published in the American Journal of Public Health.

13 Jul 2018

Public to set research priorities in field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness

A national online survey was launched today to give members of the public the opportunity to set the research priorities in the field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness.

13 Jul 2018

Whole genome sequencing shows tight clustering between bacterial isolates in returning travelers

Thirteen patients with OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST392 have been reported by Sweden and Norway between January and April 2018 - all returning travellers with prior hospital admission in Gran Canaria, Spain.

13 Jul 2018

‘Like a ghost town’: Erratic nursing home staffing revealed through new records

Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than they had reported to the government, according to new federal data, bolstering the long-held suspicions of many families that staffing levels were often inadequate.

13 Jul 2018

'Skin Cancer, Take A Hike!' program promotes sun safety and skin cancer awareness

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, affecting one in five Americans in their lifetime.

13 Jul 2018

Retooled vaccine raises hopes as a lower-cost treatment for Type 1 diabetes

For Hodalis Gaytan, 20, living with Type 1 diabetes means depending on an assortment of expensive medicines and devices to stay healthy. Test strips. Needles. A glucose meter. Insulin.

13 Jul 2018

FDA expands its support for states to implement FSMA Produce Safety Rule

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced new cooperative agreements with Hawaii, Kentucky and Mississippi, as well as renewed agreements with 43 other states, in support of efforts to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule, which establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing and holding of fruits and vegetables grown for human consumption.

13 Jul 2018

High opioid doses, concurrent sedative use are key factors for overdose risk in Medicaid recipients

Among Medicaid recipients taking prescription opioids, high opioid doses and concurrent treatment with benzodiazepine sedatives are among the key, potentially modifiable risk factors for fatal overdose, reports a study in the August issue of Medical Care.

13 Jul 2018

New web-based game motivates people to exercise more

A majority of American workers spend most of their day sitting and don't get enough exercise, putting them at risk for a variety of chronic diseases ranging from diabetes to cancer.

13 Jul 2018

Systematic review: Role of walnut consumption on cardiovascular risk factors

An updated systematic review from Harvard University examines 25 years of evidence for the role of walnut consumption on cardiovascular risk factors, including cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, and weight.

13 Jul 2018

Preventability of hospital readmissions changes over time, study reveals

A major goal of hospitals is to prevent unplanned readmissions of patients after they are discharged. A new study reveals that the preventability of readmissions changes over time: readmissions within the first week after discharge are often preventable by the hospital, whereas readmissions later are often related to patients' difficultly accessing outpatient clinics.

13 Jul 2018

Muscles of people in intensive care less able to use fats for energy, shows study

The muscles of people in intensive care are less able to use fats for energy, contributing to extensive loss of muscle mass, finds a new study co-led by UCL, King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

13 Jul 2018